IVCC to offer airplane pilot training class

Illinois Valley Community College’s Continuing Education Center offers a 12-session Private Pilot Ground Training course on Tuesdays from Feb. 4 through April 29.

Offered on IVCC’s main campus, the course prepares students for the FAA Private Pilot Knowledge Exam (there is an additional fee for the test). Class meets 6 to 9 p.m. with instructor Joseph Nimee.

The course provides knowledge of flight controls and instruments, airport and airspace considerations, aircraft weight and balance, aircraft performance tables, basic weather meteorology, federal aviation regulations, flight psychology and emergency preparedness.

Students will tour Illinois Valley Regional Airport and experience a flight simulator from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, March 1. Class will not meet on Feb. 25 or March 11.

The cost of the class is $359 and the course is open to ages 15 and older. Materials are included in the cost of the class. Class ID is 18269.

For information, visit www.ivcc.edu/enroll or call (815) 224-0427.